Ed 'Buster' Winn
 From 'About the Author' on the back cover of his book "My Florida Soul, Florida History with Humor":
Ed Winn was born and has always lived in Florida. He is a true native son who has fished Florida's lakes and hunted game in it's woods. 'Buster' is a man who truly loves this state, so it seems to naturally follow that he finds himself wanting to spread the facts about Florida, and relate some stories so that other people can appreciate this great and fragile place where he lives.
When he was a student in an English class at the University of Florida, his professor remarked, "Did you know you can write?" Ed answered, "Yes, I know I can write, but I just can't spell!"
For an introduction to Florida history and Buster's work check out the free booklets at the bottom of the page.
 
 Here are Buster's Books:
  
  Quan.   Description Price
1.   "I Never Had Enough Money To Leave Town", by Ed Winn
Sixteen short stories including several for very young children. 117 pages, Spiral bound.
Item No. 9658489-1-4		 $17.95
2.   My Florida Soul, by Ed Winn
One hundred and ninty eight pages of real Florida history.
Item No. 9658489-0-6		 $17.95
3.   Florida's Great King
The Calusa Indian's most famous monarch
Item No. 9658489-3-0		 $12.95
4.   The Early History of the St. Johns River
A look at the history, people, and changes of Florida's longest river.
Item No. 9658489-2-2		 $12.95
All prices in US Dollars

Free Downloads
 Who says nothing is free. Buster and several of his friends have put together a series of booklets about the early history of Florida. They have asked me to offer these booklets to you for free, so here they are. Just click on the green link at the end of each description and the file will auotmatically download to your computer. These are PDF files and contain no harmful stuff. I tested each one. I do not, however, guarentee that all will go well because I remember the first time I tried to doenload a file...:-). If you have any problems, ask a friend to help.

 
 Fort Caroline, By Ed Winn
 This book is about the very short life of Fort Caroline. As the author puts it: "This story is about an incredible attempt by the French to build a fort just a few miles north of the Spanish St. Augustine. The destruction of the fort, which lasted only about a year, was inevitable. Fort Caroline suffered a tragic end with the deaths of most all the Frenchmen when they were attacked by the Spanish Governor Menendez."
The appendices include the time lines of the expeditions of Ribault (!st & 2nd expeditions), DeGourgues, and Laudonnniere. This book is 13 pages long.
By Ed Winn Printed by Winn’s Books
Click Here to download the File For free

 
 Early Trade Routes and Languages of Prehistoric Florida, by Julian Granberry
 This free download is a compilation of maps and tables are taken from a talk entitled Florida Prehistory given by Julian Granberry to the Winter Park Historical Association and from Jerald T. Milanch’s Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida (Universith Press of Florida, 1994). Additional readings are given on the last page of this booklet. This book is 13 pages long.
By Dr. Julian Granberry, Anthropologist
Printed for Winn's Books
Click Here to download the File For free


 
 Ponce De Leon and His Descovery of Florida in the Year 1513, By Ed Winn
 This book is a short biography, beginning with Ponce De Leon's birth probably between 1460 and 1474, and continuing through his life and accomplishments until his death in around 1521 at an age between 47 or 60. The compelling parts of the story are the the successes, Like "discovering" Florida, and the incredible failures demonstrated by his attempt to build a settlement next to King Carlos. This is a facinating read. This book is 8 pages long. By Ed Winn, Printed by Winn's Books Click Here to download this File For free

 
  


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